Indicator.



J. F. OHMER, Jn.

INDICATOR.

APPLICATION FILED'IUNE 4. I9I5- 1 182 4 1 1 Patented May 9, 1916. 2 SHEETS-SHEET I.

THE COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH co.. WASHINGTON, D. c.

J. F. OHMER, JR.

INDICATOR.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 4.1915- I 1, 182,41 1 Patented May 9, 1916.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN F. OHMER, JR., OF DAYTON, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO OHMER FARE REGISTER COMPANY, OF DAYTON, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

INDICATOR.

Application filed June 4, 1915.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN F. OHMER, J r., a citizen of the United States, residing at Dayton, in the county of Montgomery and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Indicators; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in indicators for fare reg sters and is especially adapted to be used in connection with registers of the type shown in the patent to John F. Ohmer, No. 911,518, of Feb. 2, 1909. In this class of registers a plurality of indicating and printing members is utilized which are independently movable and set. These indicating and printing members are adapted to indicate and print the amount of fare and the class of fare and may be of any number.

The object of the present invention is to provide an indicating and setting means for a fare register of the above type which s simple in construction and efficient in operation.

A further obiect of the invention is to provide a device of this type in which a large number of setting operations may be accomplished by the aid of a minimum number of setting members.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevation of my improved indicator; Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 4; Fig. 3 is a section on the line 33 of Figs. 1 and 2; Fig. 4 is a section on the line 44 of Fig. 3; and Fig. 5 is a section on the line 5-5 of Fig. 3.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 represents a rear plate to which is attached the side casing 2 which in turn supports a face plate 3. These members 1, 2 and 3 form the casing and frame work of the machine. The face plate 3 is provided with sight openings 4 through which indications on indicating dials 5, 6, 7 and 8 are visible. The dial 5 is adapted to indicate the class of fare and is mounted on the hollow shaft 9 journaled in the plate 1 and face plate 3. The dial 6 is adapted to Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 9, 1916.

Serial No. 32,054.

indicate the hundredths digit of a fare and is mounted on a hollow shaft 10 also journaled in the plate 1 and face plate 3. The dial 7 is adapted to indicate the tens digit of a fare and is mounted upon a shaft 11 also journaled in the plate 1 and face plate 3. The dial 8 is adapted to indicate the units digit of a fare and is freely journaled upon a shaft 12 mounted in the plate 1 and face plate 3. The shafts 9, 10 and 12 are adapted, by means of couplings 13, to be connected with shafts 14, 15 and 16, respectively, which extend throughout the length of a car upon which the indicator and fare register is mounted. The shafts 14, 15 and 16, are provided with a suitable number of grip pieces 17 by means of which the shafts 14 and 15, and the indicators connected thereto are rotated. When either one of the shafts 14 or 15 is rotated in either direction, the indicating dial 5 or 6 connected thereto will be similarly rotated which permits any one of the indications thereon to be brought opposite the sight openings 4. To permit the indicator as a whole to be actuated by a minimum number of setting shafts, the tens dial 7 and the units dial 8 are actuated by the shaft 16 which is common to both. \Vhen the shaft 16 is rotated in one direction, it rotates the units dial 8 but when rotated in the opposite direction it rotates the dial 7. The shaft 16 is connected to the hollow shaft 12 provided with a gear 18 rigidly secured thereto. The gear 18 carries a pawl 19 adapted to engage a ratchet 20 attached to the sleeve 21 to which the dial 8 is secured. The gear 18 meshes with a gear 22 which carries a pawl 23 adapted to engage a ratchet 24 mounted on a sleeve 25 attached to the shaft 11. The dial 7 is attached to the sleeve 25 which is rigidly secured to the shaft 11. The gear 22 rotates freely upon the shaft 11. It will, therefore, be seen that when the shaft 16 is rotated clockwise, the pawl 19 will pick up the ratchet 20 which will in turn rotate the dial 8. During this clockwise movement the pawl 23 will ride over the ratchet 24. When the shaft 16 is rotated anti-clockwise, the pawl 19 will ride over the ratchet 20 and the pawl 23 will pick up the ratchet 24 and will rotate the dial 7. It will, therefore, be seen that by these means a single shaft may be utilized for two setting operations. The dials 7 and 8 are held in their setting position by locking rollers 26 which ride in and out of recesses 27 in disks The disks 28 are rigidly secured to the dials 7 and 8. The rollers 25 are .iounted on links 29 pivoted. at 30 and controlled by a spring 31, shown in Fig. t. It is urulerstood that in like manner the class indicator and the hundreds indicator could be set by means of a connnon setting member. the turning of which in one direction would set the class and the tnrning in the opposite direction would set the hundreds indicator.

\Vhcn the indicating dials 5i, 6, 7 and 8 of the indicating and setting mechanism are actuated, the corresponding individually movable indicating and printing member of the register is also actuated by the following means: Extending from the rear plate 1 are hearing plates 32 in which shafts 3 5, 3 l, and are joarnaled. The shaft 9 of the fare classification indicator 5 is connected to the shaft by a. train of gears which consist of a pinion 37 mounted on the shaft 9, an idler 38 mounted on the plate a gear also mounted on the plate 1, a bevel gear 40 attached to the gear 3%), a be el gear ll in mesh with the gear 40 and mounted on the bracket 42 extending from the plate 1, a gear attached to the gear l-l and a gear er mounted on the shaft 35. The shaft 10 is connected to and rotates in unison with a shaft 34 by means of a train of gears which consists of a bevel gear 45 mounted on the shaft 10, a bevel gear 46 in mesh with a gear 45, a spur gear 47 attached to the gear 46 and mounted on one of the side plates Kl-2, and a gear 48 in mesh with the gear 17 and mounted on a shaft 34. The shaft 11 is connected to the shaft 36 by means of a train of gearing which consists of a gear 49 rigidly secured to the shaft 11, a bevel gear 50 in mesh with the gear IS, a spur gear 51 secured to the gear 50 and mounted on a bracket 52 extending from the plate 1, and a gear 53 in mesh with the gear 51 and mounted on the shaft 36. The shaft 33 is connected with the shaft 12 through a train of gear and ratchet mechanism, consisting of a disk 54 rigidly secured to the shaft 12, a pawl 55 mounted on the disk 54, a ratchet 56 in operative relation with the pawl 55, a bevel gear 57 attached to the ratchet 56, a bevel gear 58 in mesh with the gear 57, a spur gear 59 attached to the gear 58 and a spur gear 60 in mesh with the gear 59 and mounted on the shaft 33. It will, therefore, be seen that when the shafts 9, 10 and 11 are rotated, their respective shafts 35, 3% and 36 will be rotated, also when the shaft 12 is rotated clockwise, the shaft 33 will rotate in unison, it being remembered that when the shaft 12 is rotated anti-clockwise the dial 7 is rotated from the shaft 12. The ratchet 56 is, therefore, provided to permit the shaft 213 to rotate concurrently with the indicator R and at the same time permitting the shaft when rotated in the opposite direction to set the indicator 7. The shafts 33, 31, 33 and 36 may be connected to their respective indicator and printers within the fare register by any well known means such as telescopic and flexible shafts. As said shafts extend entirely across the indicator, said indicator may be connected to the fare register from either side thereof.

In some classes of fare registers, inditiilual counters are provided to register and remrd in detail the number of specific fares such as is shown in the patent to J. F. oimie (3f (11., No. 694,322, Feb. 25, 1902. These detail counters may be used in conjunction ith the indicators shown in the Patent ho. 911,518, above referred to. These detail counters are set by means of an actuator shown in the patent to J. F. Winner, (2! at. No. (335,313, of October 24, S909, and to permit said actuator to be set by the present invention, the shaft 9 is provided with a sprocket wheel 57, Fig. l. The sprocket wheel. 57 may be connected with the actuator of the detail countc 1 of the fare register by any well known means such as a sprocket hain (not shown).

Having described my invention, I claim.

1. In indicators for fare registers and recorders, the combination with two indicating members, an actuator, ratchet and pawl mechanism carried by said indicating members and actuator respectively, and by means of which said indicating members may be independently set by opposite movements of said actuator.

2. In indicators for fare registers and recorders, the combination with two numerical indicating members, an actuator, ratchet and pawl mechanism carried by said indicating members and actuator respectively, and by means of which said indicating members may be independently set by opposite movements of said actuator.

3. In indicators for fare registers and recorders, the combination with two numerical indicating members, an actuator, ratchet and pawl mechanism carried by said indicating members and actuator respectively, and by means of which said indicating members may be independently set by opposite rotary movements of said actuator.

l. In indicators for fare registers and recorders, the combination with individual indicators one of which exhibits the various classes or denominations of fares, and the others of which are numerical indicators, of ratchets mounted on two of the last named indicators, pawls engaging said ratchets, and an actuator carrying said pawls and adapted to independently set said two indicators by a movement of said actuator in opposite directions.

shown in 5. In an indicator of the type specified, the combination with individual indicators one of which exhibits the various classes of fares, and the remainder of Which are numerical indicators, individual setting members respectively for said fare class indicator and the hundreds member of said numerical indicators, a setting member common to both the units and tens members of said numerical indicators, ratchets mounted on said last named indicating members, and pawls engaging said ratchets carried by said common setting member whereby opposite movements of said common setting member will set said units and tens indicators.

6. In an indicator of the type specified, the combination of indicating members one of which exhibits the classes of fares and the other of which exhibits numerically the individual fares irrespective of their class or classes, shafts upon which said indicators are mounted, setting shafts mounted at right angles to the shafts of said indicators, one of said setting shafts being geared to two of said numerical indicators, whereby Gopies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the said last named indicators may be individually set from opposite movements of said last named setting shaft.

7. In an indicator of the type specified, the combination with individual indicator members one of which exhibits the classes of fares and the others of which exhibit numerically the individual fares irrespective of class, individual shafts upon which said indicators are mounted, an individual setting shaft geared to the fare class indicator and to the hundreds member of the numerical indicator, an individual setting shaft common to both the units and tens members of said numerical indicators, said individual setting shaft being geared to the setting shaft of the tens indicating member, and pawl and ratchet devices interposed between said individual setting shaft and the setting shaft of said tens indicating member.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

JOHN F. OHMER, JR.

Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G. 

